Chapter 041
Shiqiao Lane, Cheng Shijie's house.
Just after dawn, two luxurious carriages, followed by dozens of servants, entered Shiqiao Lane, either carrying or carrying burdens.
Jin Yousheng sent his steward here to give Cheng Shijie a gift.
Of course, Jin Yousheng's manager Liu Shi also knew that Cheng Shijie was not at the house, but stayed at the governor's office until Cheng Shijie came. Liu Shi got off the carriage and saluted respectfully: "Cheng Qianhu is well, I have been ordered by the commander to come and disturb you!"
"It turns out to be Mr. Liu, please come inside!"
Cheng Shi and Cheng Hu opened the middle door wide and welcomed Liu Shi and his party into the courtyard.
Liu Shi handed a gift list to Cheng Shijie, and Cheng Shijie took a quick look at it. Twenty-six pieces of cotton velvet, thirty pieces of Shandong silk, eight hundred taels of Pingku official silver, sixteen quilts, and six sets of gold ornaments. The total wealth is almost more than two thousand taels of silver.
Cheng Shijie was startled: "This is too valuable, and I can't accept it if I'm a lower-ranking official!"
Liu Shi said: "This is the dowry of the Sixteenth Mother."
"dowry?"
After a while, he remembered the two maids given to him by Jin Yousheng. Only then did Cheng Shijie know that Jin Qiaoer was actually Jin Yousheng's daughter.
Giving away his own daughter as a concubine was something only Jin Yousheng could do. Cheng Shijie even despised Jin Yousheng's character.
The two chatted for a while, and Cheng Shijie guessed that Jin Yousheng must be worried about taking credit, so he patted his chest and assured: "Mr. Liu, please report back to the commander, so that Lord Jin can rest assured that Cheng knows what to say and what to say inappropriately." speak."
Liu Shi said: "Although taking a concubine is not as formal as marrying a wife, the Sixteenth Mother cannot follow Master Qianhu without knowing anything!"
"Mr. Liu means..."
"You should at least set up a few tables and invite colleagues from the Dengzhou Guard Command and Envoy Department to celebrate. It's very interesting!"
"Cheng saves the trouble!"
…
It’s difficult to get along in the system without a backstage. In fact, this sentence is not so absolute. When abilities are relatively equal, people with backgrounds are indeed easier to get along with and are more likely to be promoted.
But the problem is that once you have irreplaceable skills, or extraordinary business capabilities, it is easy for such a person to survive even without a backend.
Just like the current Cheng Shijie, he is obviously not Sun Yuanhua's person, but because he joined Sun Yuanhua's staff, in the eyes of all the officials in Dengzhou Prefecture, Cheng Shijie is Sun Yuanhua's person.
This was actually a beautiful misunderstanding, but Sun Yuanhua also believed that Cheng Shijie was his, and besides him, Cheng Shijie could not seek refuge with anyone else. The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was not only about factions and origins, but also about diplomas. Mao Yuanyi's talent is well known all over the world, but he also failed to pass the Jinshi examination and could only serve as Sun Chengzong's staff.
When Sun Chengzong was prosperous, he followed Sun Chengzong to great success, but when Sun Chengzong was unlucky, Mao Yuanyi was also unlucky. This is the sad thing about not having a degree.
Cheng Shijie is an engineering student, so naturally he cannot be like some time-travelers who rely on plagiarizing a few poems or articles to rise in the ranks of officials. Except that Cheng Shijie was willing to be an ordinary guard in Qianhu for the rest of his life, he had no way to change the family.
Like Mao Yuanyi, because he has no academic qualifications, he has to stand alone or become Sun Yuanhua's subordinate. Originally, after Sun Yuanhua had an in-depth conversation with Cheng Shijie, he wanted to inspect Cheng Shijie, but the problem was that the plan could never keep up with the changes.
In July of the fourth year of Chongzhen, Zu Dashou was ordered by Sun Chengzong to repair Dalinghe City in order to push the Guanning defense line forward. However, he repaired it for less than half a month. Before the battlements on the city wall were completed, Huang Taiji personally led the army. Surround Daling River City.
On August 16, the Songshan garrison, with more than 2,000 infantry and cavalry, supported Dalinghe City. Due to the huge disparity in numbers, the Jin soldiers were defeated effortlessly, and the first rescue failed. Ten days later, on August 26, General Wu Xiang and Song Wei led 6,000 Jinzhou soldiers to rescue Dalinghe City, but Azige led his troops to meet the enemy.
As a result, the Jinzhou Army failed again in this battle. When the news reached Dengzhou, Sun Yuanhua became anxious. Once he lost the cover of Guan Ning's army, Sun Yuanhua's strategy of regaining southern Liaoning would completely come to nothing.
What worried Sun Yuanhua the most was that once he led the Denglai New Army to support Dalinghe, or launched the Battle of Lushun, and a civil uprising broke out in the Denglai area, the Dengzhou Guards and the Shandong Commandery Division would not be able to quell the rebellion in the rear.
At this critical moment, Cheng Shijie appears in Sun Yuanhua's sight. Regardless of whether Cheng Shijie can be used or not, whether he has the ability to shoulder this important task, Sun Yuanhua has no choice now. If he doesn't trust Cheng Shijie, should he trust Jin Yousheng, who only knows how to build relationships and make money? ?
In desperation, Sun Yuanhua once again summoned Cheng Shijie, Dengzhou Weizuo Qianhu.
"Cheng Shijie pays homage to Mr. Futai!"
"Shijie, come here and take a look."
What Cheng Shijie saw was the copy of the memorial sent by Sun Yuanhua to the capital. It read: "I am the censor of Qiandu, the right minister of the Ministry of War, and the governor of Denglai Yuanhua. Since July, Denglai has been restless and prosperous. The common people in 19 counties including Yi County, Weixian County, and Huang County were deeply affected by the disaster. Tens of thousands of people were affected, and the Dengzhou Guards could no longer shelter the place. Cheng Shijie, a thousand households in the Dengzhou Guards left, led his troops to annihilate the fierce bandit Qin Wuwan in August. There were more than 4,000 men, and the troops suffered very little damage. I was very happy when I heard about it, and talked with Shijie at night by candlelight. I found out that Shijie was especially good at training troops and was a good general of the country. Therefore, I asked you to reestablish the Ning Haijun, which has two branches under its jurisdiction. There are 1,500 infantry and cavalry, divided into five divisions and 500 naval divisions, with Dengzhou Guard Zuo Qianhu Cheng Shijie serving as the garrison of the Ning Navy..."
Cheng Shijie was very surprised when he saw this. You must know that he spent eight thousand taels of silver to become the Qianhu official, and now he is actually given a guard official position.
This garrison will not be under the jurisdiction of the Dengzhou Guard, but directly under the Shandong Dusi and the Denglai Governor. In terms of grades, Qianhu is the fifth grade, and the garrison is the fourth grade, but the actual power is different. This is equivalent to a garrison commander.
Sun Yuanhua pointed to the maps of the jurisdictions of Dengzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture and said: "This constitution intends to establish the Ning Navy. You will be the garrison of the Ning Navy. What suggestions do you have?"
"Ning Haijun?"
Cheng Shijie asked in confusion: "How much money can the court allocate!"
Sun Yuanhua raised a finger.
"One hundred thousand taels of silver?"
"Ten thousand taels?"
Cheng Shijie was a little disappointed and said: "It's not like you don't have even one tael of silver, right?"
"Guessed it right!"
Sun Yuanhua looked at Cheng Shijie and said, "If I had one hundred thousand taels of silver, would it still be your turn?"
Cheng Shijie thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case.
According to the urinary nature of Ming officials, if there is any benefit, they will rush forward. If there is no benefit, they will retreat. If the Ning navy has soldiers, food and money, it will not be his turn.
"There's no money..."
Cheng Shijie let out a long sigh.
Without money, everything is difficult.
"Can it be done?"
"able!"
Cheng Shijie said: "If you have money, there are ways to make money. If you don't have money, there are ways to have money."
"Tell me, what are you going to do?"
Cheng Shijie said: "Right now, there are not only bandits everywhere in Shandong, but in Dengzhou Prefecture alone, there are more than a dozen groups of bandits, large and small. These bandits range from hundreds to thousands to dozens to hundreds, causing serious problems to the local area." In order to avoid serious inconvenience, I am going to use the five hundred elites of Zuo Qianhu as the basis to suppress bandits and train troops at the same time, using war to replace troops and using war to support war!"
Cheng Shijie got a taste of the sweetness from the annihilation of Qin's Fifth Division. The combat effectiveness of Qin's Fifth Division was a little stronger than that of the guards, but the strength was also very limited.
"Suppressing bandits?"
Sun Yuanhua muttered: "That's okay!"
"The lower official wants to recruit troops. These two thousand and five hundred soldiers will cost a lot of money!"
Cheng Shijie said: "Since the imperial court has no money, I'm afraid the governor's office also has no money. I am going to build a military camp while training troops. Please allow Mr. Futai to allow Ning Haijun to reclaim wasteland and land."
Speaking of this, Cheng Shijie pointed to the large wasteland in Ninghai Prefecture and said: "Here, from here to here, are large areas of wasteland. Can Xiaguan encircle it for farming?"
"You have a big appetite. This is at least two to three million acres!"
"These are all ownerless wastelands. There are no ditches for irrigation, and most of them are alkaline wastelands. Otherwise, it would not be the turn of the officials to work in the fields!"
"Can!"
Cheng Shijie asked again: "Can Master Futai support a group of armored weapons?"
"There are still gaps in the equipment of the new army trained by this constitution!"
"Master Futai doesn't have it, but Dengzhou Wei does!"
Cheng Shijie said: "The equipment that the Dengzhou Guards have is a waste. It is better to give it to the lower officials and make the best use of it!"
Sun Yuanhua nodded: "Okay!"
Cheng Shijie said: "I'll be the official..."
"You can't be too greedy!"
Sun Yuanhua's face looked a little unhappy.
Cheng Shijie thought for a while and decided that he didn't need to explain this to Sun Yuanhua.
He actually wanted to exchange the crystal products in his hands for money, which he could trade directly with Xu Dacheng.
Cheng Shijie quickly completed the plan, writing very clearly how he would train his troops, how he would raise his troops, and how he would use combat as a substitute for training.
Sun Yuanhua did not wait for the imperial court's approval of the memorial and directly ordered the Dengzhou Guards. Zuo Qianhu became independent and established Ning Haijun, with Cheng Shijie as the garrison.
When Jin Yousheng received this order, it was already a done deal, and there was no room for him to resist.
He originally wanted to talk to Cheng Shijie, but Cheng Shijie took the initiative to come to his door.
"Lord Commander!"
Jin Yousheng smiled and said: "Now we have to call Cheng Defensive!"
"My lord is joking!"
"You have only served as Qianhu for two months, and you have already climbed to a defensive position. Your future will be unlimited!"
"Then we still need the support of the commander!"
"I can't support you anymore!"
Jin Yousheng looked at Cheng Shijie and said, "You have Master Futai to support you, so why do you need me to command you?"
"This matter really needs the guidance of the commander!"
Cheng Shijie looked at Jin Yousheng and said: "Every thousand-household household has military households that cannot be accommodated. How about giving these useless people to Cheng?"
"impossible!"
Cheng Shijie placed the prepared crystal carriage, music box and other crystal ornaments in front of Jin Yousheng.
"That would be a great pity!"
"No!"
"This matter is not impossible!"
Jin Yousheng gave Huang Zuxin a wink.
Cheng Shijie came to Dengzhou City with a dozen servants and soldiers. When he left, he took more than 2,000 people with him. These were all military households of the Dengzhou Guards. Because there were more and more military households, the land was annexed, and each of the Dengzhou Guards had thousands of people. Like Zuo Qianhu's residence, the household residence was overcrowded. Throwing the excess military households to Cheng Shijie was considered a way for everyone to get what they needed and everyone was happy.
PS: I struggled so much today that I barely managed to type more than 6,000 words. It’s a pity that the third round of recommendations for this book is gone. I can only apply for it to be put on the shelves next Friday. The book currently has a collection of 1,000. It is estimated that the first order will be difficult to break through 100. , I hope everyone will support Lao Cheng.
